Traffic Toll Soars In Butler County Youth Dies In Crash
A 16 year old Indiana boy Charlies F Bechtel was killed when his truck left Ohio 4 five miles south of Hamilton. The truck carrying nine tons of fertilizer overturned trapping him in the cab. Fire crews battled flames as a Cincinnati man Fred Dietschele witnessed the crash. The death brings Butler County year to 19 and continues a rising weekly fatality pace with no single cause.
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Butler County
Indiana
Ohio 4
Hamilton
Charlies F. Bechtel
Warren Ind
Garrett J. Boone
Samuel
Ethel Bechtel
Fairfield Township
Firmen
Fred Dietschele
Cincinnati
Bechtel
St. Bernard
Busy Agenda For City Commission Meeting Tonight
City Commission meets at 7 45 p m to hear a request to permit the Memorial Day parade on May 30. City Manager H W Starick reports on residence requirements for city employees and actions of other Ohio cities. Commissioner Lloyd Miller pressed the issue as outdated. Emergency legislation includes improvements to several new subdivisions.
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H. W. Starick
Ohio
Lloyd Miller
Goldschmidt To Testify At Hearing
E. J. Goldschmidt Jr vice president of Armco International Corp has been invited to testify before the Ways and Means Committee in Washington next Monday. He will address HR 4294 to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act as it nears its June expiry. President Eisenhower seeks a one year extension for study to decide the future of the act. Goldschmidt is expected to support the extension.
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E. J. Goldschmidt,Jr
Armco International Corporation
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Rep
Daniel Reed
Con
Eisenhower
Congress
Goldschmidt
Boy 6 Breaks Both Arms In Fall At School
Stevie Marshall six year old stepson of Stanley Smith of Trenton Route 1 was treated at Middletown Hospital after a fall yesterday at Trenton School. He sustained fractures of both forearms from a slide fall and was listed in satisfactory condition at 3 p.m. today.
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Stevie Marshall
Stanley Smith
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Bell-ans Ad Promises Fast Heartburn Relief
An old advertisement touts Bell-ans tablets as fastest acting relief for indigestion and gas. It claims a refund if not satisfied and instructs sending an empty carton to Bell-ans, Orangeburg NY, with a 2 percent note.
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Bell-ans
Orangeburg
Bell-ens
Two Fined For Reckless Driving
Two motorists were fined on reckless operation charges in area courts yesterday after arrests by state highway patrolmen. Charles Simpson, 24, Hamilton, was fined 50 dollars and costs and given a five day license suspension by Acting Judge Fred Enfield in Hamilton Municipal Court. Allie Weldon, 50, Hamilton, was fined 25 dollars and costs and given a five day license suspension for the same charge. Harry Sprague, 34, 1816 Oberon Dr., was fined 10 dollars and costs by Squire J. E. Jackson for failure to obey a stop sign.
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Charles Simpson
Hamilton
Fred Enfield
Enfield
Allie Weldon
Harry Sprague
Oberon
Squire J. E. Jackson
Parking ban on Main St delayed by Middletown council
Action on a three hour Main Street parking ban between Manchester and First Avenues was postponed after noon by Middletown Safety Council Board of Control. The plan would ban parking 3 to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays to ease congestion. Lt James Combs urged study of alternatives and more off street parking.
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John Fleming
Manchester
First Avenues
Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
James Combs
Police Traffic Bureau
City Commission
Crawford Street
Lt. Combs
Lieutenant Combs
J. Wiley Mitchell
Fent Chew
Combs
Paul Wilson
H. W. Starick
W. R. Bell
Council
Middletown burglaries link denied by Rhodus, Indiana arrest
Charles Jack Rhodus, 43, an ex convict held in Indiana for about 80 burglaries, denied involvement in Middletown or Ohio crimes during questioning by Captain Ralph Bauer and Detective Herbert Frazier in New Castle Indiana. Bauer said Rhodus feared Ohio habitual criminal charges and would face sentencing in Henry County Court on auto theft. Police recover loot from Rhodus home including guns and cameras, but none traced to local area.
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Middletown
Ohio
Ralph Bauer
Charles Jack Rhodus
Herbert Frazier
New Castle
Ind
Rhodus
Indiana
Mooreland
Diana
Bauer
Henry County
Rhodes
Route 73
Here
Captain Bauer
Germantown Miamisburg Hit By Tax Refund Order
Ohio Supreme Court cuts 26993 from Germantown School District tax and 12931 from Miamisburg personal property tax, plus smaller cuts to village and county taxes. Refund of 60487 to General Cigar Co. delays Germantown building projects worth about 31000, including high school home economics renovations. Court ruled tobacco in warehouses was not transformed, affecting assessments.
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Germantown
Miamisburg
Ohio Supreme Court
Montgomery County
Jesse Haines
Germantown Village
General Cigar Company
Haines
Harold Schnell
Schnell
Rotary Hears Navy Officer Discuss U S Policy
Capt. H. R. Hammer of Miami University spoke to Rotarians outlining four aims for future American foreign policy fairness firmness firepower and faith. He cited the armed forces role and the nation’s military status while the club adopted a sympathy resolution for Harold W. Jones’s family.
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H. R. Hammer
Naval Science
Miami University
America
Harold W. Jones
Damage Minor In 2 Mishaps
Two minor accidents were reported in the city with damage totaling $90. Harold Eugene Fillinger, 24, of 548 North Center St, Kenton, had his parked car hit by Donald Henry Schultz, 19, of Sawkville, Wise, as Schultz backed from a driveway on Verity Pkwy at 9:40 p.m. A second crash at 2216 Young St occurred five minutes later during a downpour. Ella Schneider, 717 Tenth Ave, backed from an alley on Young St and struck the door of a parked car owned by Charles Feledy, 61, of 3305 Central Ave, causing $40 damage.
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Harold Eugene Fillinger
North Center St
Kenton
Donald Henry Schultz
Sawkville
Wise
Henry
Verity Pkwy
Young St
Ella Schneider
Tenth Ave
Charles Feledy
Central Ave
Feledy Auto
Civitan Club hears of JA work and successes
In Manchester Hotel yesterday Civitan members heard Margaret Jackson a junior achiever and JA adviser Pansy Jones outline the work of that movement. The program noted the movement's achievements and next Tuesday’s scheduled installation of officers.
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Margaret Jackson
Pansy Jones
Civitan Club
Manchester
Low Of 38 Due Tonight In Miami Valley
Cooler air follows scattered showers as the Miami Valley faces a low of 38 tonight after a day that began near 61 degrees. The stretch of cooler, partly cloudy weather continues into Thursday with more showers possible. Rain added up to just over a quarter inch in Middletown yesterday as early temperatures rose from 63 to a 79 degree high.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Middletown
Two Students Gain Awards For Posters
The Latham Foundation of Stanford California awarded Faye Deaton a 15 first place prize in its international poster competition. Marilyn Bunn won a third place prize of 7 dollars. certificates of merit went to a list of McKinley and Roosevelt students for humane education posters on peace or kindness to animals.
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Latham Foundation
Stanford
Calif
Faye Deaton
Roosevelt
Marilyn Bunn
McKinley Junior High School
Jerry Ingram
Marilyn Kemp
Carline Johnson
Joseph Nixon
Mattie Roberts
Richard Lykins
Donnie Manns
Janice Miller
Suzanne Welch
Jack Wallace
Bill Williams
McKinley
James Townsend
Pat Phillips
Sally Schultz
Ayres Speaks At JA Banquet In Butler
Joe H. Ayres, Armco pensions and insurance manager, will be the keynote speaker at the Butler Junior Achievement banquet. His address titled Your Tomorrow will close a notably successful year of JA activities in Butler.
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Ayres
Butler
Joe H. Ayres
Armco
Tax Office Braces For Rush Friday Deadline
Workers in the Middletown branch are ready for the rush as Friday at 4 p.m. marks the real estate tax deadline. Deputy treasurer Wedekind notes many bills paid recently but warns a 10 percent penalty after Friday. He urges owners who have not received bills to contact the tax office immediately to meet the deadline. County Treasurer Wendell says more than 2.25 million dollars has been collected in realty taxes, helped by a 17 percent rise in valuations ordered by the State Board of Tax Appeals.
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Middletown
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
John W. Wendel
State Board of Tax Appeals
County Group Urges OK On Judge's Bill
Butler County delegation to the Ohio House Judiciary Committee urged passage of a bill to raise municipal judge salaries. Maxwell Finkelman said the committee showed favorable attitude. Sponsor Sen Edward Dell and Rep Martin Lin gler, James Sexton, Tilmen Ellison, and Judge Frank Wessel backed the measure, which has passed the Senate. Middletown officials seek the bill to avoid a salary slash set to take effect with the next term.
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Butler
Ohio House Judiciary Committee
Columbus
Maxwell Finkelman
Butler County Bar Association
Finkelman
Edward Dell
Martin Lingler
James Sexton
Tilmen Ellison
Middletown
Frank Wessel
Hamilton
Senate
Midletown
Reid L. Kenyon to show Europe slides at Kiwanis event
Reid L. Kenyon will present color slides titled Glimpses of Europe at noon tomorrow in the Manchester Hotel, addressing the Kiwanis Club.
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Reid L. Kenyon
Europe
Kiwanis Club
Tomorhey
Manchester
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount presents The Sinners at The Strand Atomic City and Invasion U.S.A. schedule Wednesday night. Flight to Mars and Magnetic Monster play Thursday with multiple showtimes.
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Paramount
U.S.A
Mars
Peterson's Ointment Gains National Fame
A Buffalo druggist created an ointment forty years ago to relieve itching and burning piles. It provided quick cooling soothing relief and became a favorite in thousands of homes. Ask your druggist for a 45c box or 7c applicator tube.
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Buffalo
Peterson
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